Saucer with a mythological image based on the Fire element, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the front an allegorical representation of the element Fire with various gods including Jupiter, Vulcan, Venus and a number of Amors in a landscape next to a building, Venus is sitting in a car on a cloud. The performance is based on a print by Antoine Herisset (1685-1769) after a painting by Francesco Albani (1578-1669). The performance is from a series of four, the other elements are Water, Air and Earth. On the underside an old label with '
Saucer with a mythological image based on the Fire element, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the front an allegorical representation of the element Fire with various gods including Jupiter, Vulcan, Venus and a number of Amors in a landscape next to a building, Venus is sitting in a car on a cloud. The performance is based on a print by Antoine Herisset (1685-1769) after a painting by Francesco Albani (1578-1669). The performance is from a series of four, the other elements are Water, Air and Earth. On the underside an old label with 'After painting by Francesco Albani. British Museum '. A crack in the wall. European representation in enamel colors., anonymous, Italy, c. 1740 - c. 1760, Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Qianlong-period (1736-1795), porcelain (material), glaze, gold (metal), vitrification, h cm d 10 cm d 6 cm
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